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CWN Attends Meeting with White House Council on Environmental Quality
August 2, 2012
Press Release
Action Alert

On July 26th, CWN's own Casey Knecht met with members of the White House Council on Environmental Quality to discuss the prevention of chemical disasters by using safer chemical processes.  The meeting was organized by Greenpeace and involved a number of other environmental groups and public health groups.  A petition with 60,000 signatures was presented to the council to prevent chemical disasters....

House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Clean Water Voting Record
August 2, 2012
Policy
Legislative Update
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Representative H.R. 4278 Edwards Amend. Bishop Amend.
Mica Yes No No
Rahall No Yes

Letter to House T&I Committee on Latest Dirty Water Bills
July 26, 2012
Policy
Legislative Update

Attached below is a letter from various environmental groups to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure with regard to various dirty water bills.  The bills are H.R. 4278, H.R. 5961, H.R. 2541, and H.R. 3158.  These four bills undermine the Clean Water Act and related rules and regulations meant to protect our nation's clean water.  These bills employ loopholes, exemptions, sidestepping, and unrelated issues to effectively prevent the Clean Water Act...

T&I Committee July 26, 2012
July 26, 2012
Legislative Update

EPA Provides $950,000 to Improve Water Quality Using Green Infrastructure in 17 Communities
July 19, 2012
Press Release

 

Open House to Celebrate the Work of William W. Ellis Jr.
July 19, 2012
Press Release

The Ohio Environmental Law Center will hold an open house on Thursday, July 26th, to celebrate the work of William W. Ellis Jr.  It will be from 5-7pm at the Ohio Environmental Council offices in Columbus.  Please RSVP to 614-487-7506 or oec@theoec.org

Comments on NFIP Proposed Changes
July 17, 2012
Policy

Attached below are comments on FEMA’s Scoping Process for Preparation of a Programmatic EIS for the National Flood Insurance Program. The NFIP has been in need of changes and improvements for quite some time. These comments were submitted and signed by 58 organizations, including Clean Water Network.

Reid Gardner Power Plant Investigation
July 17, 2012
Newspaper Article

Reid Gardner Generating Station is a coal-fired power plant located near Moapa, Nevada, very close to the Moapa Paiute Indian Reservation.  Opened in 1965, this 557 megawatt plant is co-owned by NV Energy (69% stake) and California Department of Water Resources (31% stake).  NBC affiliate KSNV News 3 - Las Vegas recently aired a 3-part investigation of the plant and its pollution which neighbors say is poisoning them to death. We have posted the television segments below for your...

2012 Senate Clean Water Voting Record
July 12, 2012
Policy
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International News and Events
July 11, 2012
Policy

Waterkeeper Alliance declaration to the Rio+20 UN Conference

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